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Carter School

PublicHighGrades 8–12

270 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02121 · (617) 635-9832 · Part of Boston School District

Boston’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
28
Students per teacher
28:1
Setting
City
Grades
8–12
The gist

What stands out about Carter School

  • Larger classes: 28 students per teacher
  • No state test results published for this school

On the path

Where Boston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address
8–12Carter SchoolYou are here

Location

Directions ↗

270 Columbia Rd, Dorchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 84
Grade 93
Grade 104
Grade 114
Grade 1213
Enrollment over time
27’20
24’21
26’22
31’23
28’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 50%Hispanic 39%White 11%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carter School from Boston families.

Other schools in Boston School District

The district →
Curley K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jamaica Plain
C
902 students8:1
Murphy K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dorchester
B−
855 students12:1
Eliot K-8 Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boston
A
784 students13:1
Quincy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boston
B
731 students12:1
Orchard Gardens K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Roxbury
D−
689 students10:1
UP Academy Holland
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dorchester
D−
641 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.